diff --git a/utils/trie/empty-policy.h b/utils/trie/empty-policy.h
index a50b9e8..c610717 100644
--- a/utils/trie/empty-policy.h
+++ b/utils/trie/empty-policy.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
  */
 struct empty_policy_traits
 {
+  /// @brief Name that can be used to identify the policy (for NS-3 object model and logging)
+  static std::string GetName () { return ""; }
+
   typedef void* policy_hook_type;
 
   template<class Container> struct container_hook { typedef void* type; };